Day one our group went out to Booth Bay, Maine. We made a stop at a marine research center and our tour guide took us to the wet lab. In the wet lab we got to look and touch many different crustations and fish. There were starfish, sea cucumbers, sea horses, crabs, lobsters, oysters, and even small cat sharks. She specifically showed us two very rare lobsters, a blue lobster and a split lobster. All lobsters have red, yellow, and blue pigments. The majority turn out with a even mix of the three which result in a brownish color but sometime there is a mutation in which one pigment produces more than the others. This results in different colored lobsters.
On day two the group headed to Portland, Maine. We stopped at the Harbor Fish Market where the fishermen drop off their catch when they come in from a trip. The fish market had all fresh fish, live crabs, and live lobsters. This was a great business where all the produce are caught by local fisherman and sold directly.
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